The Moment have a nice interview with illustrator Jean Phillipe Delhomme, the man behind the Unknown Hipster blog. The conversation flits from his background to specific blog posts to tips on how to beat this recession. One ‘it’s-funny-because-it’s-true’ answer is when he’s asked about how fashion is dealing with the economy.

“You go to fashion shows and everybody is still hysterical. They are still producing and everything is great! Either way, fashion people are disconnected from reality. I mean most of them.”

Read the full interview here

NYT’s The Moment gives some love to the ongoing men’s footwear collaborations of “the moment.” “Designer collaborations are nothing new, but it seems that combining two labels in one has become a definite trend in men’s shoes. This spring, Raf Simons updated classic Dr Martens, while Junya Watanabe put his own spin on Trickers kicks; for fall, several other designers are also locking step with well-shod partners.”

Read the full story at NYT’s The Moment.

Web designer Matthew Siskin, is becoming well known for translating designers’ often intimate vocabulary to the Internet. The overlapping Persian rugs in Obedient Sons & Daughters’ design studio inspired the oversize, horizontal approach to the fashion label’s  website. “I wanted to create that exact feeling you get when you walk into their office — to take their specific little world and put it online.” Framed ephemera such as the covers of vintage Penguin paperbacks and psychedelic Peter Max-designed posters jump from the walls to the Web, presented in seamless, scanning transitions. Via TheMoment.

In an article in NYT The Moment published today, writer Nike Currie, notes that MUJI, our favorite no-branding, non nonsense accessories store (which just opening their flagship in NYC on May 30th) is planning to open as many as 40 new stores in cities across the United States. Boston?

Mr Curries story, which can be read in its entirety at The Moment, also gives a quick history lesson into MUJI for those who (for shame) are not familiar with the Japanese company.

Tim Hamilton has been gathering one of the thickest press books in 2008. NYT’s The Moment took a moment to catch up with him for their "The Insider" series. Its a nice little Cliffnote into Hamilton’s world.

Read the story at The Moment.